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120 Topography Optimization Topography Optimization is similar to Shape Optimization in the sense that: ‐ it is a free-morphing optimization, ‐ the setup is user-friendly: select the body to optimize and define the non-optimizable region, ‐ the degrees of freedom for optimization are the nodes location, By contrast to shape optimization, Topography Optimization is dedicated for shell model. The set-up is similar to Shape Optimization: • Move Limit Per Iteration that enables you to define how far each node can move at each iteration ("dx" - element size- by default) • Total Move Limit that enables you to define how far each node can move in total (5.dx by default). • Mesh Deformation Control: That enables you to define how much the mesh can be stretched. (0.5 by default) Current capabilities • about the Geometric Analysis: mass and volume • Static Analisis: compliance and any static-UDC (User Defined Criterion) • Modal Analysis: any modal-UDC (single frequency, robust frequency, etc) • Element type and order: triangles/quadrangles, linear/quadratic • compatible with the capabality « mix-of-methods »